R Graham Barr

Author PubWeight™ 165.05‹?›

Top papers

Rank Title Journal Year PubWeight™‹?›
1 Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function. Nat Genet 2009 4.56
2 Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function. Nat Genet 2011 3.03
3 Associations between recent exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and blood pressure in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Health Perspect 2008 2.80
4 Performance of American Thoracic Society-recommended spirometry reference values in a multiethnic sample of adults: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA) lung study. Chest 2009 2.65
5 Vascular responses to long- and short-term exposure to fine particulate matter: MESA Air (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 2.63
6 Domestic returns from investment in the control of tuberculosis in other countries. N Engl J Med 2005 2.62
7 The association between physical activity and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2008 2.43
8 Reproducibility and validity of lung density measures from cardiac CT Scans--The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Lung Study. Acad Radiol 2009 2.35
9 The association of pipe and cigar use with cotinine levels, lung function, and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional study. Ann Intern Med 2010 2.34
10 Sex and race differences in right ventricular structure and function: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis-right ventricle study. Circulation 2011 2.30
11 The clinical features of the overlap between COPD and asthma. Respir Res 2011 2.29
12 Prospective study of particulate air pollution exposures, subclinical atherosclerosis, and clinical cardiovascular disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air). Am J Epidemiol 2012 2.23
13 Long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2008 2.09
14 A combined pulmonary-radiology workshop for visual evaluation of COPD: study design, chest CT findings and concordance with quantitative evaluation. COPD 2012 2.07
15 Prenatal acetaminophen exposure and risk of wheeze at age 5 years in an urban low-income cohort. Thorax 2009 2.03
16 Design of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS). Thorax 2013 1.99
17 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetes Care 2004 1.98
18 Right ventricular structure is associated with the risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)--right ventricle study. Circulation 2012 1.96
19 Bidirectional relationship between cognitive function and pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 1.92
20 Coronary artery and thoracic calcium on noncontrast thoracic CT scans: comparison of ungated and gated examinations in patients from the COPD Gene cohort. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2010 1.91
21 Randomized clinical trial of aspirin and simvastatin for pulmonary arterial hypertension: ASA-STAT. Circulation 2011 1.91
22 Cigarette smoking is associated with subclinical parenchymal lung disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)-lung study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 1.89
23 Genome-wide study of percent emphysema on computed tomography in the general population. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Lung/SNP Health Association Resource Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 1.80
24 Inflammation and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 2010 1.80
25 Endothelial dysfunction and the risk of hypertension: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Hypertension 2010 1.77
26 Acetaminophen and the risk of asthma: the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic evidence. Chest 2005 1.74
27 Associations between markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and dietary patterns derived by principal components analysis and reduced rank regression in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Clin Nutr 2007 1.72
28 Associations of occupation, job control and job demands with intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Occup Environ Med 2010 1.71
29 Nut and seed consumption and inflammatory markers in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2005 1.71
30 Cured meat consumption, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among United States adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 1.70
31 Similar relation of age and height to lung function among Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics. Am J Epidemiol 2011 1.64
32 Endothelial microparticles in mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 1.64
33 Endotoxin in inner-city homes: associations with wheeze and eczema in early childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 1.62
34 Air Pollution and the microvasculature: a cross-sectional assessment of in vivo retinal images in the population-based multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). PLoS Med 2010 1.59
35 Fine particulate air pollution and the progression of carotid intima-medial thickness: a prospective cohort study from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and air pollution. PLoS Med 2013 1.58
36 Individual pathogens, pathogen burden and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2009 1.57
37 Sex hormones are associated with right ventricular structure and function: The MESA-right ventricle study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 1.57
38 Traffic-related air pollution and the right ventricle. The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 1.54
39 Consumption of cured meats and prospective risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 1.54
40 Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function. PLoS Genet 2012 1.52
41 Genome-wide association studies identify CHRNA5/3 and HTR4 in the development of airflow obstruction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 1.49
42 Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema. Thorax 2014 1.48
43 Left ventricular mass and ventricular remodeling among Hispanic subgroups compared with non-Hispanic blacks and whites: MESA (Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 1.47
44 Inflammatory markers and longitudinal lung function decline in the elderly. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.42
45 Pulmonary function is associated with distal aortic calcium, not proximal aortic distensibility. MESA lung study. COPD 2011 1.41
46 Exposure to traffic and left ventricular mass and function: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 1.41
47 Prospective study of dietary patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 1.40
48 Relation of cardiovascular risk factors to right ventricular structure and function as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis). Am J Cardiol 2010 1.40
49 Longitudinal association of body mass index with lung function: the CARDIA study. Respir Res 2008 1.33
50 Performance of maximum inspiratory pressure tests and maximum inspiratory pressure reference equations for 4 race/ethnic groups. Respir Care 2009 1.33
51 Particulate air pollution, metabolic syndrome, and heart rate variability: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Health Perspect 2010 1.30
52 Impact of subclinical atherosclerosis on cardiovascular disease events in individuals with metabolic syndrome and diabetes: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care 2011 1.29
53 Airflow obstruction, lung function, and risk of incident heart failure: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Eur J Heart Fail 2012 1.27
54 Race/ethnic and sex differences in large and small artery elasticity--results of the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Ethn Dis 2009 1.25
55 Race/ethnicity, poverty status, and renal transplant outcomes. Transplantation 2005 1.18
56 Sex and racial/ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factor treatment and control among individuals with diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 2009 1.17
57 Prospective study of cured meats consumption and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in men. Am J Epidemiol 2007 1.13
58 Variation in the percent of emphysema-like lung in a healthy, nonsmoking multiethnic sample. The MESA lung study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 1.11
59 Percent emphysema and right ventricular structure and function: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis-Lung and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis-Right Ventricle Studies. Chest 2013 1.08
60 Pesticide spraying for West Nile virus control and emergency department asthma visits in New York City, 2000. Environ Health Perspect 2004 1.05
61 Physical activity and right ventricular structure and function. The MESA-Right Ventricle Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 1.05
62 Rate of decline of forced vital capacity predicts future arterial hypertension: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Hypertension 2011 1.04
63 Frequency and type of seafood consumed influence plasma (n-3) fatty acid concentrations. J Nutr 2008 1.04
64 Association between emphysema-like lung on cardiac computed tomography and mortality in persons without airflow obstruction: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2014 1.03
65 Adaptive quantification and longitudinal analysis of pulmonary emphysema with a hidden Markov measure field model. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2014 1.00
66 Common genetic variation, residential proximity to traffic exposure, and left ventricular mass: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2010 1.00
67 Obesity and right ventricular structure and function: the MESA-Right Ventricle Study. Chest 2011 1.00
68 Intakes of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish in relation to measurements of subclinical atherosclerosis. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 0.99
69 Pulmonary hyperinflation and left ventricular mass: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis COPD Study. Circulation 2013 0.99
70 APOM and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with lung function and per cent emphysema. Eur Respir J 2013 0.97
71 Methylomics of gene expression in human monocytes. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.97
72 Factors associated with low levels of subclinical vascular disease in older adults: multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Prev Cardiol 2009 0.96
73 Racial differences in waiting list outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 0.96
74 Matrix metalloproteinase-9 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 are associated with right ventricular structure and function: the MESA-RV Study. Biomarkers 2010 0.96
75 Cigarette smoking and airway wall thickness on CT scan in a multi-ethnic cohort: the MESA Lung Study. Respir Med 2012 0.95
76 Racial differences in CT phenotypes in COPD. COPD 2013 0.95
77 Antihypertensive medications and C-reactive protein in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Hypertens 2007 0.95
78 Plasma carbonyls do not correlate with lung function or computed tomography measures of lung density in older smokers. Biomarkers 2008 0.95
79 Impaired left ventricular filling in COPD and emphysema: is it the heart or the lungs? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis COPD Study. Chest 2013 0.95
80 Differentiation of severe coronary artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2011 0.94
81 Quantitative and semiquantitative measures of regional pulmonary microvascular perfusion by magnetic resonance imaging and their relationships to global lung perfusion and lung diffusing capacity: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study. Invest Radiol 2013 0.93
82 Opportunities and challenges in the genetics of COPD 2010: an International COPD Genetics Conference report. COPD 2011 0.93
83 Comparison of serum, EDTA plasma and P100 plasma for luminex-based biomarker multiplex assays in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the SPIROMICS study. J Transl Med 2014 0.93
84 Non-emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with diabetes mellitus. BMC Pulm Med 2014 0.93
85 Validation of self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among patients in the ED. Am J Emerg Med 2009 0.92
86 Long-term exposure to airborne particles and arterial stiffness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Health Perspect 2011 0.92
87 Associations among lung function, arterial elasticity, and circulating endothelial and inflammation markers: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis. Hypertension 2013 0.90
88 Association of environmental tobacco smoke exposure in childhood with early emphysema in adulthood among nonsmokers: the MESA-lung study. Am J Epidemiol 2009 0.90
89 DNA Methylation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor Associations With Cigarette Smoking and Subclinical Atherosclerosis. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2015 0.89
90 Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after lung transplantation. Chest 2007 0.88
91 Occupational risk factors for COPD phenotypes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Lung Study. COPD 2014 0.88
92 Relationship of CRP, IL-6, and fibrinogen with right ventricular structure and function: the MESA-Right Ventricle Study. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.88
93 Relationship of thoracic aortic calcium to coronary calcium and its progression (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol 2009 0.87
94 Occupational exposures are associated with worse morbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015 0.87
95 Effects of respiratory and non-respiratory factors on disability among older adults with airway obstruction: the Cardiovascular Health Study. COPD 2013 0.87
96 Von Willebrand factor and the right ventricle (the MESA-Right Ventricle Study). Am J Cardiol 2012 0.86
97 Association of left ventricular hypertrophy with incident hypertension: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2011 0.86
98 Plasma sphingomyelin and longitudinal change in percent emphysema on CT. The MESA lung study. Biomarkers 2014 0.86
99 No effect of cigarette smoking dose on oxidized plasma proteins. Environ Res 2007 0.86
100 Prospective study of inhaled corticosteroid use, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality in asthmatic women. Chest 2008 0.85
101 Asthma and lung structure on computed tomography: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Lung Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013 0.83
102 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use is associated with right ventricular structure and function: the MESA-right ventricle study. PLoS One 2012 0.82
103 Ethnicity and sex modify the association of serum c-reactive protein with microalbuminuria. Ethn Dis 2008 0.82
104 Air pollution and percent emphysema identified by computed tomography in the Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2014 0.82
105 Socioeconomic status is positively associated with percent emphysema on CT scan: The MESA lung study. Acad Radiol 2011 0.81
106 Rationale and design of a phase II clinical trial of aspirin and simvastatin for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: ASA-STAT. Contemp Clin Trials 2010 0.81
107 Cardiovascular disease is associated with COPD severity and reduced functional status and quality of life. COPD 2014 0.81
108 A genome-wide association study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Hispanics. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2015 0.81
109 Prospective study of short stature and newly diagnosed asthma in women. J Asthma 2007 0.80
110 The association of systemic microvascular changes with lung function and lung density: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2012 0.80
111 The renin-angiotensin system and right ventricular structure and function: The MESA-Right Ventricle Study. Pulm Circ 2012 0.80
112 Does the relationship between asthma and obesity differ by neighborhood? Respir Med 2008 0.79
113 H2 receptor antagonists and right ventricular morphology: the MESA right ventricle study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 0.79
114 Right ventricular morphology and the onset of dyspnea: the MESA-right ventricle study. PLoS One 2013 0.79
115 Brachial artery diameter and the right ventricle: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis-right ventricle study. Chest 2012 0.79
116 Genetic variants associated with lung function: the long life family study. Respir Res 2014 0.77
117 Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA 2004 0.77
118 Childhood-onset asthma in smokers. association between CT measures of airway size, lung function, and chronic airflow obstruction. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 0.77
119 Replication and fine mapping of asthma-associated loci in individuals of African ancestry. Hum Genet 2013 0.76
120 Particulate Matter Exposure and Cardiopulmonary Differences in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2016 0.76
121 Air Pollution, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Social Disadvantage: The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Epidemiology 2016 0.75
122 Associations of dairy intake with CT lung density and lung function. J Am Coll Nutr 2010 0.75
123 Response letter to: the Hispanic paradox further unraveled? Thorax 2013 0.75
124 Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med 2002 0.75
125 Obesity is associated with a lower resting oxygen saturation in the ambulatory elderly: results from the cardiovascular health study. Respir Care 2013 0.75
126 Prospective study of sudden-onset asthma exacerbations in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2007 0.75